Incident Cessna 172N VH-SRU,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82718
 
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Date:Wednesday 17 November 2010
Time:15:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic C172 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 172N
Owner/operator:
Registration: VH-SRU
MSN: 17271627
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:About 20km southwest of Mt Coleridge -   Australia
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A LOCAL man was in a critical condition in Cairns Base Hospital last night after suffering serious injuries when his light plane crashed into thick rainforest near Innisfail.

A four-seat Cessna 172 crashed about 20km southwest of Mt Coleridge about 3pm yesterday.

A 59-year-old Cairns man is still in the Cairns Base Hospital in a critical condition.

A second man, a 25-year-old from Innisfail was released from Innisfail Hospital at 8pm the night of the incident.


Sources:

http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2010/11/18/136015_local-news.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Nov-2010 04:56 gerard57 Added
07-Mar-2013 06:49 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative]

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